In This Moment is an over-the-top, in-your-face, woman-fronted band from Los Angeles led by the provocative pipes of Maria Brink and guitar-slinger Chris Howorth.

Formed in 2007, they went through several members before arriving at their current configuration. "Beautiful Tragedy" came out that year; "The Dream" followed a year later and cracked the Billboard charts, reaching 73. Their latest effort, "Blood," made it to 15, and landed them on big tours like Ozzfest, Vans Warped, Download Festival, Mayhem Festival, Music as Weapon and Uproar Festival.

Love and Death is a new band featuring Brian "Head" Welch, guitarist from the band Korn. The trio All Hail the Yeti all but guarantee madness and mayhem in their shows, while the group Owl has strong local ties, as the band features bass monster Chris Wyse (whose day job is playing with The Cult) and drummer Dan Dinsmore (owner of Albany's Overit Media).